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A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for Rs 960. If the cost per book was Rs 8 less, the number of books that could be bought for Rs 960 would be 4 more. Taking the original cost of each book to be Rs x, write an equation in x and solve it to find the original cost of each book.

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This question has been taken from Book:- ML aggarwal, Avichal publication, class10th, quadratic equation in one variable, chapter 5, exercise 5.5
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A shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for Rs 960. If the cost per book was Rs 8 less, the number of books that could be bought for Rs 960 would be 4 more. Taking the original cost of each book to be Rs x, write an equation in x and solve it to find the original cost of each book.
Question no37. , ML Aggarwal, chapter 5, exercise 5.5, quadratic equation in one variable, ICSE board,

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  1. Solution:
    Let original cost = Rs x
    No. of books bought = 960/x
    New cost of books = Rs (x – 8)
    ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 5 Quadratic Equations in One Variable Ex 5.5 Q37.1

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